What George Industries does

George Industries LLC, founded in 1954 and headquartered in Endicott, New York, is a privately held precision contract manufacturer specializing in mission-critical components for the aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial sectors. The company's core technical capabilities center on aluminum brazing — both dip brazing (added 1967) and vacuum brazing (added 1990) — complemented by multi-axis CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, laser cutting, mechanical assembly, and a full suite of Mil-Spec finishes. Its 100,000+ square foot vertically integrated facility consolidates engineering, fabrication, brazing, finishing, and inspection under one roof, producing components such as electronic packaging, wave guides, chassis, enclosures, cold plates, liquid-cooled components, heat sinks, exchangers, and manifolds for applications including space stations, military and commercial aircraft, Apache helicopters, and Aegis radar systems.

The company operates through a sales-led, RFQ-based enterprise GTM motion, with customers submitting project specifications via a dedicated quotation email. Revenue is generated through custom one-time component manufacturing contracts and engineering services, with pricing determined per project rather than via published tiers. Customer qualification is supported by AS9100D (expiring October 2027), ISO 9001:2015 (expiring October 2027), and ITAR registration (valid through 2026), as well as compliance with MIL-PRF, AMS, AWS, and MIL-DTL specifications.

Ownership has transitioned twice since 2016: Orangewood Partners acquired a majority stake in October 2016, and Behrman Capital acquired the company in August 2022. In January 2023, George Industries was combined with Alexander Machine & Tool Company and ACT Aerospace to form The Thermal Group under Behrman Capital ownership. A January 2018 acquisition of Numerical Precision added a Wheeling, Illinois facility and complex geometry/exotic material machining capability. Operating geographies are limited to the United States, with no disclosed revenue figure and 51–100 employees.

Name

George Industries

Legal name

George Industries LLC

Website

https://georgeindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

George Industries LLC is a privately held US precision contract manufacturer founded in 1954 in Endicott, NY, producing mission-critical aluminum-brazed and CNC-machined components for aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial customers under AS9100D and ITAR certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace and Defense Component Manufacturing

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Assemblies & Integration (Airframe Subassemblies) (IMABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Structures, Mechanisms & Thermal Control (IMABACAF), Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Aerospace component manufacturing
• Aluminum brazing services
• Defense fabrication
• CNC precision machining
• Thermal management components

Headquarters

HQ city

Endicott

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Component Manufacturing: George Industries generates revenue through the design, development, and manufacture of mission-critical engineered components for aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial sectors. Revenue comes from fabrication, brazing, machining, and finishing services on a project basis with custom quotations.
2. Engineering Services: Simultaneous engineering and early customer engagement services, utilizing customer solid models to maintain part integrity throughout manufacturing process from joint configuration to CAM package producing precision quality parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

George Industries designs, engineers, and manufactures mission-critical, highly engineered components — including chassis, enclosures, electronic packaging, wave guides, cold plates, liquid cooled components, heat sinks, exchangers, and manifolds — for the aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial sectors. The company delivers these components through in-house capabilities spanning aluminum dip brazing, vacuum brazing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, Mil-Spec finishing, and mechanical assembly.

Product overview

George Industries is a manufacturing company that offers a portfolio of mission-critical engineered components and fabrication services for the aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial sectors. The company's core products include Electronic Packaging, Wave Guides, Chassis, Enclosures, Cold Plates, Liquid Cooled Components, Closed Loop Cooling Systems, Housing, Cases, Covers, Manifolds, Heat Sinks, and Exchangers. These products are primarily manufactured using aluminum brazing (both dip brazing and vacuum brazing) combined with CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, painting, laser cutting, mechanical assembly, and finishing services. George Industries operates as part of The Thermal Group, which also includes Alexander Machine & Tool and ACT Aerospace, providing vertically integrated thermal management solutions. The company also acquired Numerical Precision in 2018 to enhance machining capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Packaging
• Wave Guides
• Chassis
• Enclosures
• Cold Plates
• Liquid Cooled Components
• Closed Loop Cooling Systems
• Heat Sinks
• Exchangers
• Manifolds
• Housings, Cases, and Covers

Quantifiable outcome

• Vertically integrated manufacturing reduces lead times, controls quality requirements, and holds down costs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Alexander Machine & ToolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2023Part of The Thermal Group alongside George Industries and ACT Aerospace. Alexander Machine & Tool is a sister company under The Thermal Group umbrella, combining capabilities in thermal management solutions.
• ACT AerospacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2023Part of The Thermal Group alongside George Industries and Alexander Machine & Tool. ACT Aerospace is a sister company under The Thermal Group umbrella, combining capabilities in thermal management solutions for aerospace and defense applications.
• The Thermal GroupcoreOthersGeorge Industries is part of The Thermal Group, which also includes Alexander Machine & Tool and ACT Aerospace. The Thermal Group represents over a century of combined experience in the design, fabrication, and assembly of mission-critical solutions based on thermal management principles. The Thermal Group serves as the parent organization.
• Numerical PrecisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in January 2018, Numerical Precision (NP) is a Wheeling, IL based manufacturer with 50-year history of close-tolerance, high reliability components for satellites, aircraft and defense programs. NP enhances George Industries' engineering and machining capabilities including complex geometry and exotic material machining. Operates as a division of George Industries with continuing focus on engineering and machining excellence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TransDigm Group: TransDigm produces proprietary aerospace components for nearly every commercial and military aircraft platform with a focus on mission-critical, sole-source parts. While not a direct brazing competitor, it competes for thermal management and structural component content on overlapping defense and aerospace platforms.
• Howmet Aerospace: Howmet is a broad aerospace structures and components incumbent producing aerospace fasteners, engine components, and structural assemblies at scale. It represents a larger scaled competitor in the structural assemblies space where George Industries operates.
• Triumph Group: Triumph is a larger Tier 1/Tier 2 aerospace supplier offering structural assemblies, thermal management, and engineered components across commercial and defense platforms. It competes with George Industries for content on the same aerospace and defense programs, particularly in structural and thermal subassemblies.
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Curtiss-Wright is a diversified defense electronics and structures manufacturer serving naval, ground, and aerospace platforms (including Aegis-adjacent programs). Its defense electronics packaging business competes with George Industries for similar chassis, enclosure, and thermal content.

Direct peers

• Loar Holdings: Loar manufactures complex, mission-critical aerospace components and assemblies, including small structural and thermal management parts for commercial and defense platforms. Its acquisition-led growth model and niche specialty aerospace focus mirror George Industries' PE-backed platform approach under Behrman Capital.
• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems supplies mission-critical defense electronics, RF/microwave assemblies, and ruggedized packaging - adjacent to George Industries' wave guide and electronic packaging lines. Both companies target defense prime contractors with ITAR-cleared, AS9100-qualified manufacturing.
• Ducommun Incorporated: Ducommun is a mid-market aerospace and defense electronics and structures manufacturer producing electronic packaging, wave guides, enclosures, and precision components for mission-critical platforms. Its product mix and ITAR/AS9100-qualified positioning directly overlap George Industries' chassis, electronic packaging, and wave guide offerings.

Regional players

• Modine Manufacturing: Modine designs and manufactures thermal management solutions including heat exchangers and liquid-cooled components with established aerospace/defense exposure. It represents a larger, broader thermal management competitor relevant to George Industries' cold plate, manifold, and exchanger product lines.

Emerging players

• ADCO Manufacturing: ADCO Manufacturing is a smaller specialty aluminum brazing and heat exchanger fabricator serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. It overlaps directly with George Industries' dip and vacuum brazing capabilities for thermal management and chassis components.
• Straton Industries: Straton Industries is a smaller sheet metal fabrication and brazing shop supplying aerospace and defense customers with mission-critical components. It competes at the lower-volume, custom-engineering end of the same market George Industries addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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